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Despite my sincerest efforts not to overindulge when I travel – I go easy on the breakfast buffets and avoid desserts with a vengeance – I always seem to put on weight when I am away from home. And as anyone with weight management issues will tell, it goes on a whole lot easier when …
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Michael Taylor is flying to Phuket in Southern Thailand, where he will spend eight nights at (mostly) five star hotels and resorts. There will be one exception. Just to keep his feet on the ground, he will stay at one hotel that is targeted at the mass market for two nights during that stay. Is …
Magic Alambic Rum Distillery in the Southern Thai island of Koh Samui produces rum using equipment imported from France and sugarcane from Northern Thailand, which is very sweet because of the humidity. Is it the world's smoothest rum?
A press trip for journalists from Hong Kong took travel writers from Bangkok to Koh Samui.
Hansar Bangkok is a stylish new boutique hotel of 94 spacious rooms which, if I am to believe the information in its fact sheet, are larger than my flat in Hong Kong. Hansar Bangkok is located in the Big Mango's commercial heart on Rajdamri Road. Shopping malls, trendy restaurants, and the exclusive Royal Bangkok …
A member of the Four Seasons Hotel Group, the Grand Formosa Regent Taipei was the first hotel in Greater China to offer Pure Allergy Rooms. I requested to stay in one for several nights during a wonderful visit to that wonderful city in 2010. What I remember most was the sense of calm that I experienced …
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Guest blogger Nadine Gray talks about going barefoot in Fjij, or how not to be a tourist when you travel.
Located near Petchburi Road, Amari Residences Bangkok is convenient to both the MRT and the newly launched Airport Link, putting Bangkok's impossible to pronounce Suvarnabhumi International Airport within easy reach. Sixty per cent of guests are long term, staying an average of 9.5 nights. One of several Amari properties in the Thai capital, Amari Residences …
Nearly half of the travelers staying at Amari Residences Bangkok are either accompanying family or friends seeking treatments at nearby Bangkok Hospital - or former patients at the hospital needing a place to recuperate.
Visiting Paris? What follows is a list of the restaurants that you must try when visiting the City of Light. And don't worry about the price. The list is not limited to fancy or expensive restaurants. Among these food and beverage outlets are hole-in-the-wall eateries that are easy on the wallet but impressive to the …
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